Ronnie Crocker

There’s a new No. 1 among U.S. craft brewers, at least in terms of size. Following the Brewers Association’s decision last year to tweak the definition of “craft brewer,” the industry trade association today listed Yuengling as the nation’s largest craft. The historic Pennsylvania brewery is larger than Boston Beer Co., maker of the Samuel […]
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Freetail Brewing, the San Antonio brewpub, will begin selling beer in Houston on Monday. This is another example of your government at work, as the substantial overhaul of Texas beer laws in the 2013 made this move possible. It would have been illegal two years ago. Scott Metzger, the Freetail founder, was one of the key […]
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The Texas Legislature, which two years ago gave small breweries the right to sell a limited amount of beer that visitors could drink on site, soon could consider a game-changing bill that would all customers to buy beer to take home. A just-landed news release from the Texas Craft Brewers Guild has details: Texas State […]
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Wasatch Brewery is going Nitro, but not holding back on the puns. In a news release about the new bottled Nitro version of its fine Polygamy Porter, the Salt Lake brewery heralds in the headline that it “welcomes its new sister wife.” For more, check out the visuals above and read the full release below: […]
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March is shaping up to be a month for anniversaries and new beginnings in the beer business. Following is a by-no-means-complete list of happenings at local breweries: San Antonio’s Alamo Beer Co. has been on local store shelves for years, but that flagship golden ale has always been brewed on contract in Blanco. Now, owner […]
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Hill Country craft brewer Real Ale is rolling out a fresh new look and next week will introduce fans to an updated version of an old favorite. On March 7, a week from Saturday, Real Ale will open its new taproom to the public, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All beers will be $4, although […]
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After being named best small brewery of 2002 at the Great American Beer Festival, Atlanta’s SweetWater Brewing Co. has grown substantially and is now among the 20 largest craft breweries in the U.S. On Monday, the brewery described by fan Craig Stichtenoth in Georgia as a “regional powerhouse” begins sales in Houston and San Antonio. Silver Eagle […]
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The owners of 2-year-old Fort Bend Brewing Co. in Missouri City announced Tuesday they have ceased operations, a rare local setback in the booming market for craft beer. Ty Coburn, a former software executive who saw opportunity in this growing popularity and decided to pursue brewing as a second career, and his wife/co-owner Sharon Coburn […]
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Houston’s oldest craft brewery is the latest to embrace the aluminum can. Saint Arnold Brewing Co. this month acquired a 20-valve canning line capable of filling 160 cans per minute and plans to begin producing 12-ounce cans of its Fancy Lawnmower and Santo by the end of February and selling them in six-packs. Founder/owner Brock Wagner […]
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Despite the freezing hands and numb toes, Justin Engle was one of probably a handful of Houstonians glad to be working outdoors today. Just before lunch, Engle was in the street in front of his Town In City Brewing as Michael Bratton and a team from Piper Whitney Construction poured the last remaining concrete for […]
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